Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-15

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For particulars see small bills April
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Mrs. Laugtry will appear in East
Saginaw May 10.
Ex-Sheriff Peet, of Ithaca, was in
town several days last week.
Ronk 4 Baughman have something
in their ad. this week to interest the
ladies.
Pros. Atty. Sawyer was in town Mon
day and Tuesday attending to legal
business.
Miss Minnie Cole, of Grand Ledge,
visited her sister, Mrs. w. y. Valleau,
last week.
Geo. Bolster, of Sheridan. was in
town Monday and made this office a
pleasant call
There will be another meeting of the
Building anG Loan Association at Fire
mems Hall, next Thursday evening.
Miss Lizzie Sherwood, now teaching
at Sheridan. was in town last week,
visiting her parents and friends.
Ed L. Smith, of the st. Louis, Re
publican has been appointed deputy
game and fish warden for Gratiot Co.
Remember that Hon. Geo. l.. Yaple
will deliver his lecture, Thinking and
and working" in this village on the
evening of the 23d inst.
The excursion TO Mt. Pleasant men,
toned last week, failed to materiali2e
Tuesday, owing to a delay in securing
rates from the railroad.
Alma citizens became disgusted with
G.. Paul Smith; blew out the lights and
invited him to gohome. Reed City done
the same act not many years ago.-Reed
City Clarion.
DR.. r. {. Rudy. not satisfied with his
excellent position as assistant ply
sician of the Santarium, has taken
Areeley's advice and has gone west-or
Somewhere else.
Messrs. John Hartell and John Mer-
rell, of Charlotte, were in town last
week looking up a business location
and there is little Goubt but that they
will locate here.
Several of the young men are trying
to organize a club of horseback riders.
They practice riding sundays and spend
the rest of the week in trying TO look
comfortable and happy.
Mrs Robt Irish and daughter Lizzi e
leave this morning for Port Perry, Ont.
where they will in future make their
home with Mrs. RS brother, Mr.. Jas.
Boxall. They leave many friends in
Alma who send good wishes after them.
J. Mcqueen. a young man living -four
miles west of Shepherd, crawled
through fence. dragging a gun after
him. He was killed and his clothes
caught fire and the body was badly
burned. The smoke from the burning
clothes attracted the neighbors, who
hurried to the spot.
Some months ago Rev. \. NJ. Sher-
man. of Long Island. accepted call to
the Congregational society at 1t. Louis.
a few weeks since he left. Ostensiby
to bring his family back here, but in
stead he has written a letter Tesignng
That makes two vacant Congregational
pulpits in Gratiot county, the other at
Ithica.
The Mt. Pleasand Tribune says: The
prohibitory amendment received
generous support from the Indians of
Nottawa township. Some good Chris
tian made them believe that the No"
ballots meant no whiskey, and the noble
red men voted yes ballots all day un-
the impression that they were voting in
favor of "iire-water
The gentlemen's sitting room at the
Milliken House has been undergoing
repairs this week which 60 a long ways
towards proving that the patent lath
recently introduced may be all right for
walls but not for ceilings. The inhab-
itants have been startled every now and
then 10y falling plaster and the owner
removed the entire coat Of plaster Mon
day, and will cell the room with some
thing more substantial.
II is astonishing to note how rapidly
the northeastern part of the village is
Welcoming settled. Two years ago there
were but few houses beyond the Adj
vent church, but now ii is quite thickly
settled and this Spring dozen houses
or more good ones too-are being
erected. On one street, River, we he
lieve. there five new houses well under
way all within distance of not more
than % rods. This increase of build
ings is not confined to this part of the
village alone. but is perhaps more
noticeable in this locality.